Miscellaneous Lessons Survivor Can Teach Us

• Don't wash your shirt in the cooking pot! (BB)



• Don't put all your matches in one pocket, or all your rice in one tin! (Keith/Barramundi)



• Be brave enough to admit your ignorance by saying "I dunno!" as often as necessary. (Rudy)



• Usually the vote is "nothing personal", but sometimes it actually is. (Jerri)



• Avoid stumbling during early challenges, especially if you're an older female. (Sonja & Mad Dog)



• Charm, looks, cards, and Frisbees will only get you so far in life. (Gervase, Greg, Nick)



• It never hurts to be a young, slim, cute, petite female. (Colleen, Jenna, Elisabeth, Amber)



• Sometimes the strong (and competent) don't "survive". (Gretchen, Alicia)



• Being accused of smuggling & hoarding beef jerky is a no-win situation. (Kel)



• Don't throw away your bucket until you're sure you've won the challenge. (Keith)



• You can't always melt the witch by throwing water at her. (Colby)



• Don't be overly noble and gallant-it might cost you $900,000! (Colby)



• Choose a fun luxury item that you can share. (Gervase, Tina)



• Reading about something (like building a fire) is not the same as living it/doing it. (Debb)



• Vegetarians should not give carnivores advice on when to eat the chickens. (Kimmi)



• To lessen likelihood of lawsuits, do not choose lawyers as game show contestants. (CBS)



• A neurologist is not the same as a neurosurgeon, and even doctors can be clueless. (Sean)



• Don't laugh too hard at someone else's politically incorrect joke. (Joel)



• A hand full of peanut butter is not worth a million dollars. (Jeff)



• Sometimes it is smartest to just let go of the pole! (Richard, whose strategic intentional forfeit of final immunity challenge allowed him to win the million)



• Don't count your millions unless you're Hatch! (Richard, who bragged on Day 1 that the check was his)

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